Highlees Primary School
Ashton Road, Westwood, Peterborough, PE3 7ER
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST
- Executive Principal
- Mr Chris Venables
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Peterborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 351
- URN
- 139930
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733264294
About this school
Highlees Primary School is a primary academy in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 351 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 57 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 44% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 58% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 49% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 53% | 51% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Highlees Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Peterborough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51% | 52.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 376 |
| 2023/24 | 384 |
| 2024/25 | 369 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Highlees Primary School compares
Highlees Primary School ranked 22nd of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 6.3% | 48% | 351 | — |
| Ravensthorpe Primary Academy | 57% | 6% | 40.5% | 316 | 0.4 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | 57% | 4.6% | 15% | 209 | 0.4 miles |
| Thorpe Primary Academy | 63% | 5.7% | 32.1% | 447 | 0.6 miles |
| Nova Primary Academy | 70% | 6.4% | 44.3% | 343 | 0.6 miles |
| Eyrescroft Primary School | 60% | 4.9% | 43.5% | 222 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 47.97%
- English as an additional language
- 62.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.33%
- Persistent absence
- 19.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ravensthorpe Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Peterborough
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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Thorpe Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Nova Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Eyrescroft Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
Highlees Primary School ranks 28th of the 78 ranked primary schools in Peterborough.
- Alderman Jacobs School Primary
- All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Baston CE Primary School Primary
- Bishop Creighton Academy Primary
- Braybrook Primary Academy Primary
- Brewster Avenue Infant School Primary
- Castor CofE Primary School Primary
- Coates Primary School Primary
- Deeping St James Community Primary School Primary
- Discovery Primary Academy Primary
- Dogsthorpe Academy Primary
- Dogsthorpe Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Highlees Primary School teach?
- Highlees Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the executive principal of Highlees Primary School?
- The executive principal of Highlees Primary School is Mr Chris Venables, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Highlees Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Highlees Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Highlees Primary School?
- Highlees Primary School has 351 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Highlees Primary School full?
- Highlees Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 351 on roll (84%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Highlees Primary School a faith school?
- No. Highlees Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Highlees Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Highlees Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Highlees Primary School?
- Highlees Primary School is part of THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Highlees Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Highlees Primary School rank locally?
- Highlees Primary School ranked 22nd of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Highlees Primary School's absence rate?
- Highlees Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Highlees Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Highlees Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.